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Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Overcast

50°F

10°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed NW 7 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1019.2 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 15 Oct 5:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Gowrie IA

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Breezy.
    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Rain
    then
    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Light south southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 58 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. South wind 7 to 9 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of rain before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy, with a northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north wind 16 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after 2am. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 58. Light south southwest wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. South wind 7 to 9 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gowrie IA
 42.29°N 94.29°W
Last Update:
6:02 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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